Page-holding device



Oct. 28, 1930. E, 155 1,780,079

PAGE HOLDING DEVICE I Filed April 12, 1927 4' 6: INVENTOR WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 28, 1930 Wig-so STATES? PV'AITE-NT/LOFFICE? f EWING invrnqnrrnrns, or NEWSALEfiyIEENNSYLVANIAv A Y V PAGE-HOLDING DEVICE Application filed April 12, 1927; Seria1No. 183,134.;

This invention relates to a page holding "device for pads, books and the like, the generalobject of the invention being to provide a i -shaped member which is frictionally connected with a part which is adapted to be attached to the pad or book said member in one position acting to hold the turnedup leaves of the pad against closing movement and inanother position of the member 1U acting to hold the leaves in closed position.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated intlie accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims. I

V In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying draw- 39 ingjs wherein like characters denote like .01

' Figure 4 is a view of the clip.

Figure 5 is .a view of a plate adapted to be used in connection with a'loose'leafholder. I

As shownin these views, the page holder A is composed of a piece of wire or the like bent into U-shape with an offset 1 at the junction of the limb 2 with the bight 3. i The limb iiis curved slightlyso that when this limb is placed in the barrel 5 of the pad engaging clip B, it will remain in place and it will also act to engage the barrel with enough friction to hold the member A in adgusted position.

Thus when the member A is rnoved to the po-' sition it occupies in Figure 1; it will remain in this position, due to the frictional engagement of the limbs in the barrel 5, and in this 'positionit will act to 'hold the leaves 6 of the pad 7 in open position. Byswmging the member A downwardly'upon the top of the I pad, it will hold the leaves in closed posi-- tion. By having one end of the (1917106013611,

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limb 2. .The offset portion 1 of the U-shaped member defines a pocket arranged to receive the adjacent edges of the pages-or leaves of casually separated from th'e :U-sha ped mem- V her under any circumstances.

the leaves can be readilyipassed undeinthe 1 of the device A and thisjplate is also pro 1 i vided with the holes 9 for receiving the posts of a looseleaf holderso that the device can be used for holding the leaves attached to I ,iithe holder inopen and closed position;

Itis thought from the foregoing descript1on thatthe advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent,

I desire itto be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the sev-z eral parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is '1'. An attachment. for a bookcomprising, a substantially U-sl1aped clamp embracing one end of the book and pages thereof, the uppermost parallel portion being rolled upon itself to form a sleeve, a substantially i U-shaped clip formed from a single length ofwireand having one climb curved longi 'tudinally and adapted to be straightened when passed through said sleeve, whereby" said clip is mounted for pivotal movement but, maybe held fixed relatively with relation to the clamp in a given position, the

other limb of saidjclip being extended transversely across and above said. book forthe 2. In combination with a member .pro-' vided'with leavesi-a second member engag-y 7 ing a part of the said first member andhav- .ing a part rolled upon itself to provide a sleeve, a U-shaped clip formed from a single; length of. wire and having one limb received by the sleeve, whereby the clip is sup orted for pivotal movement to occupy. eitr er a horizontal or vertical position, the cross piece of said clip being offset at its point of.

with a barrel 5 to receive the curved limb juncture with the other limb to define a pocket adapted to receive the adjacent edges of the leaves when the latter are opened with the clip arranged vertically.

3. In combination with a plurality of leaves bound together at one edge, guide, means adjacent the bound edge, a member rotatably and reciprocably connected with said guide means to reciprocate in a direc- 10 tion parallel to the bound edge and to rotate in a plane at right angles thereto, said mem her having leaf engaging means adapted to be engaged with opened leaves by manipulation of the member to retain said leaves in 15 open position, said member and means being capable of being disposed flatly overlying the leaves when the leaves are in closed position.

4. In combination with a plurality of 20 leaves bound together at one edge, a guide mounted adjacent said bound edge and arranged parallel thereto, a member having an elongated portion rotatably and reciprocablvmounted in said guide, the outer g5end of said member being hooked whereby bhemember ma vbe disposed flatly overlying the leaves or be extended and rotated to align the hook with opened leaves and then engaged with the leaves .to retain themin 30 open position. I a

In testimon whereof I affix my si nature.

E ING IRVIN JEFF IES. 

